Labor productivity improvement at Kimitsu No. 2 blast furnace

K. Kakiuchi; S. Amano; T. Nakamori; N. Yadoumaru; M. Nakagome; Y. Anabuki

doi:10.1051/metal/199794030341

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Volume 94 / No 3 (Mars 1997)

Rev. Met. Paris, 94 3 (1997) 341-346

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Issue		Rev. Met. Paris Volume 94, Number 3, Mars 1997


Page(s)		341 - 346
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/199794030341
Published online		17 January 2017

Rev. Met. Paris, Vol. 94, N°3 (Mars 1997), pp. 341–346

Labor productivity improvement at Kimitsu No. 2 blast furnace^*

Amélioration de la productivité de la main-d’œuvre au haut fourneau n° 2 de NSC (Kimitsu)

K. Kakiuchi, S. Amano, T. Nakamori, N. Yadoumaru, M. Nakagome and Y. Anabuki

Abstract

Kimitsu No 2 blast furnace was relined with the objective of labor productivity improvement and was blown in on November 1994. The number of tapholes was reduced from 3 to 2 by changing the main trough from fixed type to changeable type. In addition, by introducing high-power hydraulic openers, a new monitoring system and remote controlled cast house machines, the number of workers in the cast house was reduced from 9 to 4 persons/shift, with better working conditions, and the continuation of stable operations.

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Subject of a presentation at the 1996 ATS International Steelmaking Conference (Paris, December 11-12, 1996, Session 2).

© La Revue de Métallurgie 1997

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